What is "regenerative medicine"? What are the controversies over the old provisions?

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Because this is actually a bill that opens a door for patients, but is also extremely controversial. Previously, hundreds of senior leaders from the medical and academic circles even signed a petition to oppose the old version of the draft, which did not provide enough protection for patients, forcing the Ministry of Health and Welfare to propose it a second time.

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First of all, the original old provisions may cause patients to spend a lot of money and receive treatments that have not been clinically tested to verify their efficacy.

Lin Yahui, CEO of the Taiwan Medical Reform Foundation, pointed out that the most controversial thing is Article 9 of the old version of the draft, which stipulates that cell therapy in medical institutions can be hong kong telegram implemented without going through clinical trials. It seems to be competing for time with the disease, but in the past, patients spent millions of dollars seeking treatment, only to be given saline injections. "It is very difficult to lose money in exchange for ineffective medical treatment and give up the original treatment method." Big harm!"

She also opposes Article 11, which states that medical corporations and school corporations set up for-profit regenerative medical and biotechnology companies because they are afraid that hospitals will encourage patients to undergo unnecessary treatments in order to help the biotechnology companies make money.

In the face of backlash, the Ministry of Health and Welfare deleted Article 11 and amended Article 9. Both hospital diagnosis and treatment and pharmaceutical companies must pass clinical phase II trials before they can be used on patients. As a result, the bill was successfully passed by consensus between the government and the opposition.